Duelist Cup Event Guide

This is a guide to the Duelist Cup in the game Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Read on to learn how to participate in the event, and what decks to look for against some of the best players from around the world.

Duelist Cup - Event Schedule

Duelist Cup - Rules and Qualifications

The Duelist Cup is Master Duel's first PvP event, where the focus is on Dueling against other Duelists across the world. This is primarily for competitive players, who wants to see how good they are in the game against other seasoned players with their best Decks.

Players will have a unique Level called DLv., which serves as their eligibility within the tournament proper. There will be no demotions between DLv. 2 to 15, DLv. 17 and DLv. 20 which is the maximum DLv. obtainable in the event.

To help everyone get a start, players will have respective starting points with their DLvls, depending where they placed in Ranked Duels before. Take note of the following rankings:

Duelist Cup Decks & Archetypes

We've been digging through Master Duels card list and found tons of potential archetypes to play during the event. Check out or guide below for interesting archetypes and what engines can help you win all the way to the top!

Best Duelist Cup Event Decks & Archetypes

Duelist Cup Event Banlist

Though there aren't any Event-Specific Cards that are on the Banlist, it's still best to know what cards you can or can't play.

Check out the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Banlist and make sure none of the key pieces to your archetype or strategy have been banned!
The Banlist: Banned & Limited Cards

Duelist Cup Event Missions

There are currently 3 Duelist Cup Event specific missions in the game.

Win Gems for completing all the missions.

Mission	Quantity	Reward
Win a Duel in Duelist Cup	1	25
	2	25
	3	25
	4	25
	5	25
	6	25
	7	25
	8	25
	9	25
	10	25
Activate a Spell/Trap Card in Duelist Cup	3	40
	5	40
	10	40
	15	40
	20	30
	30	30
	50	20
	100	10
Normal or Special Summon a monster in Duelist Cup	3	30
	5	30
	10	30
	15	30
	20	30
	30	30
	50	30
	100	20
	150	10
	200	10
Duel in Duelist Cup	1	50
	3	50
	5	50
	10	50
	15	40
	20	40
	25	40
	30	40
	35	40
	40	40
	45	30
	50	30

Duelist Cup - Rewards

First Time Rank Rewards

Players can obtain this reward when players achieve the specific rank for the first time.

DLv. Rank	Prize Upon Reaching Rank For First Time
DLv. 2	Gems x50
DLv. 3	Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x2
DLv. 4	Gems x100
DLv. 5	DC 2022 AUG Card Protector
DLv. 6	Gems x100
DLv. 7	Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x3
DLv. 8	Gems x100
DLv. 9	Gems x100
DLv. 10	Gems x50
DLv. 11	Gems x100
DLv. 12	Gems x100
DLv. 13	Gems x100
DLv. 14	Gems x100
DLv. 15	Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x5
DLv. 16	Gems x100
DLv. 17	Gems x200
DLv. 18	Gems x100
DLv. 19	Gems x100
DLv. MAX	Gems x300

Final Ranking Rewards

Once players make it to the 2nd Stage, the following placements will receive the appropriate rewards.

Final Placement	Rewards
1~10	● DC 2022 AUG Gold Finalist Icon ● DC 2022 AUG Top 10 Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x20
11~100	● DC 2022 AUG Silver Finalist Icon ● DC 2022 AUG Top 100 Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x15
101~500	● DC 2022 AUG Bronze Finalist Icon ● DC 2022 AUG Top 500 Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x10
501~1000	● DC 2022 AUG Bronze Finalist Icon ● DC 2022 AUG Top 1000 Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x10
1001~10000	● DC 2022 AUG Bronze Finalist Icon ● DC 2022 AUG Top 10000 Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x10
10000!	● DC 2022 AUG 2nd Stage Duelist Title ● Duelist Cup Reward Tickets x5

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